The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-23
ALONG THE COAST.

When | visited the coast eiph
years ago, almost every place haC
q dilapIdated appearance, from tht
mouth OF Pearl TO PascagOula. A
certain editor attributed this cOndi
ton of things TO sumptnary laws
At least he iutImaled that the pros
perity of this section was hindered
by the pressure OF the Sunday aud
temperance laws. OF course he
lived far away. Ii he had been
along here at that time he would
have had 10 look to something else
as the cause. Eight years have
made great improvements ; canning
factories, artesian wells, an Ice fac
tory are among the new things, old
buildings have been repaired aud "a
great many new buildings reared.
l stopped at Pennington a few days
recently. That town claims about
Que thousand Inhabitants, aud all
of these people are in some way or
other, directly or indirectly, are
connected with and dependent upon
that big mill. / learned that the
daily cut of this mill is from 80 to
100 thousand feet of lumber. Seven
or eight years ago l was told the
average daily cut was from 80 to go
thousand feet.
The laborer is well paid here.
Wages run from 800 to $25 per
month given the newly employed
rOustabont, to $3.50 per month given
experienced parties filling import
ant positions; the mill Iuus III
hours Il day.
1t would be hard to find any where,
a more quiet, orderly, contented
and happy community. Among
these thousand people there is
scarcely any body connected with
any church but the Methodist. Not
II single Baptist, not an Episcopa
liam, but one Presbyterian, aud on
ly ii few Roman Catholics ; so | am
Informed. The proprietOrs OF the
mill are stewards in the Methodist
Church. The book keepers in the
mill aud tue store are also stewards,
is the foreman OF the mill, FL
.nancidlly this is by Il r the strong.
est Methodist Church in the Sea
shore District aud but few in the
conference are stronger /; but in f.
nancial system Moss Point far out
strips them. Bay st. Louis is also
especially our little
church here. They are asking to
De set apart as Il station. They
want Il preacher all to themselves.
Bay ST. Lonis 10y its high beach and
splendid SHELL road bordering i'm.
lnedlately thereon, is considered
one of the finest summer resorts Oh
this coast. Pass Christian has a
ine beach drive. The MethOdisiS
a lot there aud nothing else,
except IA few scattering adherents
hat hold their membership else
Nhere. 1t is a delightful place for
pleasure seekers to summer. Biloxi,
hat was "A good sized baby before
New Orleans was born. seems to be
on a new growth. But she
acks Il beach drive that shell road
dong The beach ought TO I've flushed
~ all means. Ocean Springs is not
her sister towns il improve
nent. don't know but what | ought
q have said daughter towns, for she
vas IA maiden of fourteen summers.
when new Biloxi was born. Within
borders is the spot upon which !
lid Fort Mauripas was built in !
500. Speaking OF ancient thugs
nd places brings to mind East c
when Mr.. KrebS raised ,
in 1922 aud separated the .
eed from the lint with d role. gin {
f his own construction this was e
ears before Mr.. Whitney was born, y
he man who invented the Gotten i
in | believe ia 1910. Then comes /
scranton the home OF the Demo u
RAT-STAR-that is as walchful as {
u eagle, | believe that it has lalonS s.
lsO. Yours, L. s. WEST. Fl